{"id":4728,"date":"2019-04-18T12:43:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T17:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=4728"},"modified":"2022-02-16T13:42:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T19:42:34","slug":"cultureconnect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/international-student-services\/cultureconnect\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4728\" class=\"elementor elementor-4728\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb186fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb186fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3726b49\" data-id=\"3726b49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0928c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0928c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Culture Connect Mentorship Program<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdcac09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdcac09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about USF&#8217;s Culture Connect Mentorship progam! Students and families alike can be part of this program to reach out to international students and make them feel welcome and cared for during their time at USF.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ea02edd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ea02edd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-556451d6\" data-id=\"556451d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e2f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84e2f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Culture Connect Mentorship Program (USF Students)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b67d48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59b67d48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every semester, a new group of international students arrives at USF. These students will face all of the same challenges as a student from the US, as well as facing the challenges of dealing with life in a new country.<\/p><p>Through Culture Connect, USF students and the USF Community can help to welcome and ease the transition for these incoming international students. The program creates opportunities for international and internationally-aware American students at USF to connect on a more personal level and develop a friendship that will help foster greater global awareness for both students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e9239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39e9239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>USF Students can become mentors to our new international students. Develop friendships from students all around the world and help them ease into life in a different country!<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IPO-Student-Mentor-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Culture Connect Student Mentor Information Sheet<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IPO-Student-Mentor-Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cultural Connect Student Mentor Application<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72699bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72699bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Culture Connect Friendship Family Program<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43636d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43636d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Friendship Family program pairs international students with American families. 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